‘Russia cannot participate as country, but…’: IOC clarifies on Russian Olympic body’s suspension

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday clarified on the suspension of Russian Olympic body and said that individuals who have Russian passport can participate, however, Russia as a country will not be allowed to participate from the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
“We will allow individual players with Russian passports. This means that they can participate in the Gamers on their own, but there will be no participation of Russia as a country. These will be neutral individual participations”:. said IOC President Thomas Bach for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
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Updated: 13 Oct 2023, 04:10 PM IST

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